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Comfort Provider – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Judy Lauria became a pretty good seamstress out of necessity while raising her seven children in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Most people would say that having four of he...

The Fair Labor Standards Act and Compensatory Time Off UsePast

May 1, 2011

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It would seem like a simple question. If a public employee wants to use compensatory time off on a particular day, does the employer have to grant the day off? As straightforward as that question migh...

Criminal Investigation Conducted by Employer Triggers Weingarten Rights

April 28, 2011

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Written by Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor POAM represents communication dispatchers within the Dearborn Police Department. In 2007, one of the members began a publicly accessible, on-line weblog, popularly re...

Harper Woods Police Chief Randolph Skotarczyk is POAM’s Police Administrator of the Year

April 28, 2011

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He has served all of his 31 years in law enforcement in the City of Harper Woods. He has received a Master’s Degree from Central Michigan University and been a police academy instructor for 27 years...

Surviving the Streets

April 28, 2011

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The words “I’m not arrestable” were uttered by a motorist to Las Cruces, New Mexico rookie Police Officer Carlos Wooten moments after the officer initiated a traffic stop on the man. Though the ...

POAM’s Newest Executive Board Member Has Old School Ties

April 28, 2011

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Hopefully some of you will remember former POAM President Gordon Evans. He worked tirelessly during the 1980s as our organization began laying its foundation for full service. Afterward, as Jim Tignan...

LAST YEAR’S LOYALTY AWARD WINNER APPOINTED TO POAM EXECUTIVE BOARD

April 28, 2011

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Fresh off of his recognition as POAM’s 2009 Loyalty Award winner, Ottawa County Deputy Sheriff Matthew Van Liere was appointed to the POAM’s Executive Board at its September meeting. Matt’s devo...

POAM Honors Loyalty

April 28, 2011

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POAM bestowed its most coveted membership award on three of its dedicated and hard-working local union executive board members. POAM’s loyalty award is given out annually to local union official...

MCOLES Report – New Leadership at MCOLES

April 28, 2011

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After a long vacancy in the office of Executive Director, the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) has selected a new leader. At its September 15, 2010 meeting in Garden City, the...

The Federal Perspective – Fall 2010

April 28, 2011

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In a surge of last-minute, pre-August recess activity, the Senate passed a wide range of bills that in one case sparked a surprising callback for House members. Interrupting their August recess for on...

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